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Do we need a colon before the direct speech?
I read on some websites that if the direct speech is longer than six words, we'd better use a colon, not a comma, before it. Is it so? Is there a mistake in punctuating the following sentence?
The hare said to the tortoise, "You are so slow that I will beat you very easily. In fact, I feel sorry for you because you are so slow. I know I will defeat you!"
I read on some websites that if the direct speech is longer than six words, we'd better use a colon, not a comma, before it. Is it so? Is there a mistake in punctuating the following sentence?
The hare said to the tortoise, "You are so slow that I will beat you very easily. In fact, I feel sorry for you because you are so slow. I know I will defeat you!"
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